Diplomat harassment issue: Pakistan recalls envoy, India says it's normal

The Pakistan Foreign Ministry claimed that the staff and their families have been facing "harassment, intimidation and outright violence" from Indian state agencies in recent weeks

Days after alleging harassment of its officials and their families in New Delhi, Pakistan on Thursday called back its High Commissioner in  New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood, to Islamabad.

Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said they will hold consultations with the High Commissioner over "recent incidents of harassing of their diplomats".

Terming the recall as “pretty normal and routine”, India's external affairs ministry said they were looking into the matter.

"The Pakistan High Commissioner has been called for consultations and it is normal," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told reporters.

“We won’t give details of the issue which we’ve taken up with